Guess I'll say a few words on the subject.  I run all mediums and found that
when the hives get tall, lifting is difficult.  I ran across Dee and Ed
Lusby and ask how they do it, since they run all deeps.  Dee told me they
simply pull each frame and shake and brush off the bees.  One pulls and
hands them to the other.  At first, I thought that would take FOREVER.  But,
the Lusby's run around 800 hives, so I decided to try it.  To my surprise, I
found it went pretty quickly and I was able to sort the frames into their
various categories at the same time.  Actually, it works out to take the
same amount of time and with a lot less work - at least for me.

(West Texas) Mark

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